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SCHREIBER, ON – The Schreiber Public Library held it’s annual Heritage Days Bocce Ball Tournament this week. Tuesday, July 21st, bocce enthusiasts gathered to compete in one of 4 categories; 5-8yrs, 9-12 yrs, 13-16yrs or Adult. The event was a great success and the Schreiber Public [Read more]
TORONTO, ON– The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced today that it will recognize communities in the areas of Schreiber, Ontario, and Creighton, Saskatchewan, that actively participated in recently concluded Preliminary Assessment studies and engagement for Canada’s deep [Read more]
Passenger rail services on the Algoma Central Railway have ground to a halt. The third party operator that was hand-picked by CN has not worked out, but the problem was set in motion with some terrible planning by the Conservative government. If anyone is wondering what the impacts of an [Read more]
WEBEQUIE, ON – Webequie announced July 20th that they had signed a strategic business agreement with North Star Air. Webequie has now joined with the other partners, a total of ten First Nations communities, including Muskrat Dam, Sachigo Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, Neskantaga, North [Read more]
No one wants to rush through the summer. Living here in Northwestern Ontario, days of sunshine and +20 degree temperatures and few and far between as it is. In the movie business, however, the best movies are usually released in the fall, meaning die hard movie lovers just might be counting down [Read more]
BLIND RIVER, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region is pleased to announce that Staff Sergeant Yves Forget has been promoted to the rank of Inspector. On July 20, 2015, he assumed the Detachment Commander role for East Algoma OPP. Inspector Forget has been a member of the [Read more]
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Yesterday evening (July 20), Brokerlink defeated Lord of the Infield Flies 27-17. Brokerlink’s Pat Tanasichuk just missed a home run for his team when he had his ball get stuck on top of the fence. The evening’s second game was intense as [Read more]
Northerners can’t get a break from their rising hydro bills. Whether you are trying to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer, the bills continue to skyrocket. Tens of thousands of Ontarians signed petitions, demonstrated at Queen’s Park and across the province, joined Facebook groups, [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Friday July 17, 2015, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment were dispatched to a mischief incident at a local business. Police were advised that the mischief took place sometime between Thursday July 16, and Friday July 17, 2015. Two [Read more]
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, July 16th, the Jagerbombers defeated Lord of the Infield Flies 16-3 in a make-up game from July 6. The evening’s other 2 games resulted in Jagerbombers winning against the Brewers 20-7 and the Marathon Mets* defeating Brokerlink 14-13. The [Read more]
People who feed wildlife usually have the best intentions. But feeding wild animals almost always turns out badly for both humans and animals. Wildlife are normally wary of people, even in urban areas. This helps keep wild animals safe – they keep their distance from people and find natural food [Read more]
HARTE GOLD CORP. (“Harte Gold”) (TSX: HRT/FSE: H4O/OTC: HRTFF) is pleased to announce a number of recently completed key milestones in support of Harte Gold’s 70,000 tonne Advanced Exploration and Bulk Sampling Program (AEBSP) on the Company’s 100% owned Sugar Zone Gold Deposit located [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National [Read more]
Are we in a recession or not? That has been at the forefront of news reports this week as the government exercises damage control in the one area they don’t want to show weakness in, the economy. A recession is defined as two back-to-back quarters of declining growth. We have already seen the [Read more]
